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Binghamton City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Binghamton, and parts of Dickinson and Binghamton.
Students
4,531
Schools
10
Spent per student
$30,017
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$31.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Binghamton City School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 15 pts below the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the NY average
- 10 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 6% since 2020
- Debt of $31.7M, about $7,002 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Endwell.
PK–56 elementary schoolsMaine-Endwell Central School District
6–92 schoolsUnion-Endicott Central School District
10–123 high schoolsUnion-Endicott Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$30,017 per student · 13% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 29%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 56%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,818’20
4,750’21
4,623’22
4,507’23
4,531’24
Down 6% since 2020.
Students
White 39%Black 28%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 13%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
D403 students11:1
Macarthur School
D399 students10:1
Woodrow Wilson School
D355 students9:1
Theodore Roosevelt School
C−352 students9:1
Calvin Coolidge School
C−281 students12:1
Thomas Jefferson School
C267 students12:1
Horace Mann School
D205 students9:1
West Middle School
C−542 students9:1
East Middle School
D465 students8:1
Binghamton High School
A−1,262 students10:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Johnson City Central School DistrictJohnson City, Union
$29,207per student
Susquehanna Valley Central School DistrictConklin, Kirkwood
$25,818per student
Chenango Valley Central School DistrictFenton, Port Dickinson
$24,311per student
Chenango Forks Central School DistrictChenango, Fenton
$24,770per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.